Now Available: Chester Higgins
author and photographer of Sacred Nile
Eric Ruffin
director of Mosaic Theater's Marys Seacole
Thu, April 28, available by 11p
Health/COVID-19
Why you should upgrade your mask as the Omicron variant spreads
NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (The US certifies N95s, while China approves KN95s)
Sickle Cell Disease Association Community Health Worker Training
Mar 14-May 16 on Mon and Wed, 11a-4p
The application deadline is Mar 7.
$1,060 with limited scholarships
Festivals
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Festival
Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex
13601 Missouri Avenue
Brandywine MD
Sat, May 7, 2p-6p
Africa
Africa's Policy Priorities for Food Security and Nutrition
Wilson Center, The US Dept of State, and The African Union
Wed, May 11, 9a-11a
Art
Quilts
Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S. Lake Street
Gary
Fri, May 6-Fri, Jun 10
Opening reception Fri, May 6, 6p-8p
James Van Der Zee’s Photographs: A Portrait of Harlem
National Gallery Of Art
6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington D.C.
now through May 30
Harlem Fine Arts Show - Washington, DC
Marriott Marquis
901 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC
Fri, Jun 10-Sun, Jun 12. from $25
Comedy
Wanda Sykes
Hard Rock Live
Gary, IN
Fri, Jun 17, 7p, $
Conference
African Kings And Queens Journey To Panama
Panama City, Panama
Thu, May 19-Wed, May
25
Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly And Moral March On Washington And To The Polls
Sat, Jun 18, 9a gather, 10a start
Washington, DC
Current Events
The House select committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Coup Attempt
First Session Thu, Jan 9
How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour
Festivals
Liberia: The Land of Return - Commemorating 200 Years of Freedom and Pan-African Leadership
Fri, Jan 7-Sat, Dec 10
Laurel Main Street Festival
324 Main Street
Laurel, MD
Sat, 9a-3p
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Festival
Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex
13601 Missouri Avenue
Brandywine MD
Sat, May 7, 2p-6p
20th Annual Baltimore Natural Hair Care Expo
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
903 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD
Fri, Jun 24, 6p-10p; Sat, Jun 25-Sun, Jun 26, 11a-7p
Summerfest
Milwaukee
Thus-Sats, Jun 23-Jul 9
Film
premiere of The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale
Harlem Film Company
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd
Tue, May 17, 7:30, free
Health
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium
Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Working with Glaucoma: Helpful strategies and low vision resources
The Glaucoma Research Foundation
May 12, 4p
History
2022 International Underground Railroad Month Webinar
Wed, May 11, 11:30am -12:30pm
Local History Hour: Stories of Men on the Underground Railroad Stories
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Olney, MD
Sat, May 21, 5p-6p
Lost History Hike of Harpers Ferry & Frederick Douglass Harpers Ferry Train Station
Harpers Ferry, WVA
Sat, May 28, 9:30a–11:30a, $
What is the address for Bank America Plaza?
Local History Hour: Black Churches in the Area
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Olney, MD
Fri, Jun 10, 5p-6p
Repairing Histories 1: Claudia Jones And Marcus Garvey
(Highlighting Claudia Jones and Marcus Garvey in the context of British and Global African history; and to improve or expand our knowledge)
Sat, Jun 11, 2022 9a-1p
1st Annual Martin R. Delany Symposium
The African American Program at the Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fri, Aug 26-Sat, Aug 27
A History of Haiti
